Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676. 519

Co^ll. John Jarboe been Conceived in writeing & been penned
in due forme of Law any Law Custome or usage either in this
Prouince or in the kingdome of England to the Contrary here-
of in any wise Notwithstanding.

An Act for Secureing Marchants & others Tobacco after
they haue Receiued itt —

Bee itt Enacted by the Right Hono^ble the Lord Proprietary
by and with aduice & Consent of the Upper & Lower houses
of this present Generall Assembly that every housekeeper or
Inhabitant within this Prouince haueing a Plantacon whereon
he maketh or Causeth to be made any Tobacco shall build and
erect or otherwise fitt upp and make Ready a good tight house
with a good doore lock and key uppon every Plantacon where
such Tobacco is made as aforesaid Sufficient to Containe The
Tobacco made vppon every respective Plantacon and the said
houses to be builded fitted upp or made Ready by the tenth

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day of October which shall be in the Yeare of our Lord God
1677.
And Bee itt further Enacted by the aduice and Consent
aforesaid & the Authority of the same That from and after the
tenth day of October which shall be in the Yeare of our Lord
1677 every Inhabitant & house keeper haueing a Plantacon
whereon he maketh Tobacco as aforesaid and that shall pay
away or dispose of any Tobacco unto any Marchant Master of
a Shipp Sailor or any other person whatsoever shall Notwith-
standing such disposure or payment Secure and keepe the said
Tobacco as he would doe his owne propper goods vntill such
person as did receive or is owner of the same shall send for itt
Provided allwayes that nothing in this Act conteyned shall be
Construed meant or intended to make any Inhabitant or house-
keeper lyable to any damage which shall happen to any To-
bacco soe left with him to keepe and secure through any
Casualty whatsoever.
And Bee itt further Enacted by and with the aduice and
Consent aforesaid That every Inhabitant house keeper or other
person haueing a Plantacon as aforesaid & makeing Tobacco
as aforesaid which shall not Erect build or fitt upp such house
or houses uppon their Respectiue Plantacons for the uses and
by the time aforesaid shall forfeite and pay the summe of five
hundred pounds of Tobacco in Caske the one halfe to the Lord
Proprietary the other halfe to the Informer or him or them that
shall sue for the same to be Recovered by bill plaint or Infor-
macon in any Court of Record within this Prouince wherein
noe Essoyne Wager nor Protection in Law to be allowed
This Act to Continue for three yeares or to the end of the next
Generall Assembly which shall first happen.

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